For thoes of you, who like me doesn't know anything about the ushl, (united states hockey league), its a 18 and under developmental league, you play and live in that city goto school in the city to futher your hockey career.

Sneep, Vitale, Philip Samuelsson all came from this league befor they were drafter. SO i guess the best players from your surrounding area can goto this league if they qualify. Its kinda like a High school all star team, playing vs other area high school all star teams.

That is a great developmental league that has a ton of alumni in the NHL today. They also produce a ton of D1 scholarship players after a year or two in that league after High School. The D1 scholarship route is well traveled and probably the biggest difference between the Canadian Junior system and this league.

no name wrote:For thoes of you, who like me doesn't know anything about the ushl, (united states hockey league), its a 18 and under developmental league, you play and live in that city goto school in the city to futher your hockey career.

Sneep, Vitale, Philip Samuelsson all came from this league befor they were drafter. SO i guess the best players from your surrounding area can goto this league if they qualify. Its kinda like a High school all star team, playing vs other area high school all star teams.

What?

It's Junior A... the top Jr. A league in the United States. You can play there to age 20

Most guys in that league top out at NCAA D1, but the younger guys have a shot at getting picked up by a CHL team or even drafted by an NHL team.

It's not as good as the Q, the O, or the W, but it's probably the next best junior league in North America

no name wrote:For thoes of you, who like me doesn't know anything about the ushl, (united states hockey league), its a 18 and under developmental league, you play and live in that city goto school in the city to futher your hockey career.

Sneep, Vitale, Philip Samuelsson all came from this league befor they were drafter. SO i guess the best players from your surrounding area can goto this league if they qualify. Its kinda like a High school all star team, playing vs other area high school all star teams.

What?

It's Junior A... the top Jr. A league in the United States. You can play there to age 20

Most guys in that league top out at NCAA D1, but the younger guys have a shot at getting picked up by a CHL team or even drafted by an NHL team.

It's not as good as the Q, the O, or the W, but it's probably the next best junior league in North America

Yeah, you can pretty much guarantee if a kid is playing high school hockey in this area, he won't be going to the USHL. Back when the Pittsburgh Hornets were a national power, even the cream of the crop from their Midget Major team had a hard time making it in the USHL.